Gas-producer.



P I J & 0 N /A B B D S G 0 L A G E D A GAS PRODUCER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 7. 1905.

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UNITE STATES OFFICE.

ARPAD DE GIiLOCSY, LADISLAS DE BANG, AND JOHN TERENY, OF BUDAPEST,

- AUSTRIA-HUN GARY.

GAS-PRODUCER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented. June 4, 1907- Applieation filed February 7,1905. Serial Ne. 244,617.

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Be it known that we, Armin DE GALocsY, metallurgical and civil engineer, LADISLAS DE Bfixo, mechanical and civil engineer, and JOHN TEnihNY, metallurgical and Hungarian state engineer, of Budapest, Austria-Hungary, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Gas-Producers, of which the following .is a specification, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, which form a part of the same.

This invention relates to gas producers'and relates especially to gas producers in which a distillation chamber is employed for preliminary treatment of the fresh coal fed to the )roduccr.

The accompanying drawing illustrates an embodiment of this invention in vertical section.

1n the illustrated embodiment of this invention, the main generator chamber A of the gas producer is mounted on an iron or steel ring 1 which is so shaped as to serve as a A suitable discharge basin 3 is formed on one side of the water seal to receive the slag and ashes and a suitable bucket elevator 4 working in this basin operates in an obvious manner to continuously remove this waste material and load it on cars as indicated. The helical grate B is keyed to the vertical shaft 5 indicated, this shaft passing through a stuliing box (8 in the water seal and beingsupported on a step bearing 7 beneath. This grate may be rotated in either direction by the worm wheel a indicated as being keyed at .l on the vertical shal'tb and cooperating with the worm 10 shown. .This worm may be operated by any suitable power.

Above the main generator chaniber A a suitable coal receiver or distillation chamber a is arranged and provided with the grate b which may be drawn out for dumping the charge in the. chamber by means of the lever mechanism 11 indicated. A suitable trap door i is arranged under this distillation chamher and a similar swinging door Z closes the lower end of the intermediate feeding or receiving chamber it. These doors 5. and Z are maintained in a closed position and opened to dump a charge by any suitable means. When the distillation chamber is charged fresh coal is supplied upon the layer of live l 1 l l l l coals which is normally kept on the grate b.

air is drawn in through the openings e, the door '2' being closed, as indicated, and this air passing up through thegrate b promotes the combustion of the ignited members on the grate and this causes the distillation of the fresh coal above. The gases evolved are drawn through the pipe d, are mingled with a large addition of air which is admitted through the adjustable openings it formed in the ring pipe extent desired. The gases then pass through the pipe f, are acted upon by the fan C and are forced under the helical grate and through the bed of fuel lying thereon in the main generator chamber. bed of ignited fuel the gases of distillation are fixed and combined with the steam evolved from the water beneath the grate so' as to form carbon monoxid, hydrogen and lighter hydrocarbons, as is well known in 5 this art. These gases passing through the outlet in the side ol the generator chamber are carried through the valved gas main for use in gas engines or other apparatus. The

tar and other objectionable products are in i this way completely removed and converted into the lighter fixed hydrocarbons.

When the charge by the lever mechanism 11 of coal in the chamber a is completely coked the grate b may be pulled out, the trap 8 5 door i opened and the completely distilled or colted material dropped into the receiving chamber it, although a quantity of the glowin o1 ignited coal should be left in the distil iation chamber to ignite the next charge of 9Q fresh coal supplied thereto. 'hen the dis tillation chamber a has received another charge of fresh coal through the doors and conveying apparatus indicated, the ignited coal may be dropped from the receiving chamber It by opening the door I so that the material will descend through the passage 1) into the main generator chamber. This main enerator chamber is charged with ignited hlel by the same dropping at regulated 10s intervals from the receiving chamber is upon the helical grate B.

As is indicated, the air ring D is rovided With a series of holes 9 which are rnished with suitable valves or covers and are located beneath the openings h in the top of the air lhereupon the suction i'an C is operated and 5 D and closed by suitable covers to the 65 By passing through this 75 objectionable ring. In this Way, stirrini rods or pokers can be inserted through t se alined holes and any undesirable caking or coking action of the coal in the main generator chamber broken up to the extent desired. At the same time the suction of air into all the open ings it caused by the action of the fan C prevents any of the'gas that may issue through the openings 9 from escaping into the outer air and becoming ofiensive.

In some cases Where a coal is used which cokes to a considerable extent, a rotary stirrer may be employed as is described our Hungarian patent 30,496, of July 8, 1904. For this pur ose, a disk frame, r may be mounted on t e Wheels :1; g which run on a suitable circular track near the top of the enerator chamber and which may be rotated by any desired means, such as thebevel gear a on the shaft 112 which meshes with a corresponding bevel gear 2 on the r tary stirrer carrying the stirring rods s t' of any desired shape. The'agitation of the coal can also be promoted by running the helical rate B in such-a direction that the coal is not 'scharged from the bottom of the chamber, but is ment v ch is quite eiiective in brealrin up -Wh1en the he ical grate vis.rotated in the usual discharge direction, the material ital-regularly discharged from the lower cnd-o'flthe generator chamber I and sincetho 'g r'atejmnst'make a complete 'ashes 4 revolution before the material first separated from thebottom; the-coal bed is discharged grate-,1 cient time elapsee for its co plate combo n andthe coal; is thus a f' t before the slagand be water seal Where they cpiint serve to tent. 1

"Without f' -onrselves to the exact genenete steann to a considerable exdetails of the disc osnre. in this case, What We claim as our invention is:

1. in gas reducers, a main generator chamber, a he ica'l grate and Water seal'at the bottom of said] enerator' chamber, a rotary stirrer Within said enerator chamber, a dis- I aving a movable grate above said generator chamber, a door below tillation chamber said distillation chamber, air inlets between said door and said grate, a receiving chamber below said distillation chamber provided with a movable door, ai'an connected to said distillation chamber and main generator chamber by a pipe having 0 enings and suplying [gases from said distillation chamber elow said helical grate to convert and fix the distillation gases of the fuel.

2. In gas producers, generator chamber, a helical grate, and Water seal below said chamber, a distillation chamber having a movable grate above said generator chamber, al'ang'connected with said distillation chain-- her and generator chamber through a pipe admit air to the distillation chamber and means to exhaust the gases from said distillation chamber and pass them through the main generator chamber to convert and fix the distillation gases.

a. In gas producers, a generator cham-. her, 'a distillation chamber having a grate and air inlets below said grate, means to cause a circulation of distillation gases from.

said distillation chamber through said gen orator chamber and means to discharge the coked fuel 'from said distillation chamber into said generator chamber.

5. In gas producers, a distillation chamher, a generator chamber, a fan; to supply air to the said generator chamber, a suction pipe for said tan located adjacent said generator chamber and connecting the dis tillation chamber with the generating chamber, valved alined holes through said ipe and into said generator chamber to a ow the insertion of o crating tools through said holes into said chamber without .per mitting the escape of gas from said chamber into the outer air. 1 f

6. In gas reducers, a, enerator chamber, a separate -istillation c amber, means to cause a circulation of, distillation gases from said distillation chamber through said, generator chamber, means to discharge-the coke incl hroin said distillation chamber into said generator chamber, "a. rotary grate, and metals to either QEIQCtIOZl-w rotate the same 7. ingers producers, a generator chamber, a distillation chamber, means to cause a, r; -circulation loi d'istillation ases irdin said. distillationchamber throng said generator;

chamber,means-to discharge the coke has! from said distillation chamber into said} generator chamber, a rotary grate, a vater seal, a basin, means for automatically allowing-the ashes andclinkers to fall into;

the basin and aconveyer for removing the same. i

8. In gas producers, a generator chamber,

a distillation chamber, means tocause a circulation of distillation gases worm said distillation chamber thronghsaid generator chamber, separate means to discharge the coke fuel from saidndistillation chamber into said generator chamber, and means forstirring the charge ithin the main generator "chamber.

9. In gas producers, a generator chamber, a distillation chamber, means to cause a circulation. of distillation gases from saidlgo assess distillation chamber through said generator chamber, means to discharge the coke fuel from said distillation. chamber into said generator chamber, means for stirring the charge Within the main generator chamber and a helical grate and means to rotate the same.

10. in gas producers, a generator chamher, a separate distiliation chamber, means to cause a circulation of distillation gases from said distillation chamber through said generator chamber and means to discharge the coked fuel from said distillation chamber into said generator chamber.

11. In gas producers, a generator chain her, a separate distillation chamber, means to separate the distiiiation chamber from the main generator chamber, means to cause a circulation of distillation gases from said distillation ehamher through said generator chamber and meansto discharge the coked fuel from said distillation chamber tion chamber in the said generator chamber, a helical grate and means to rotate the same.

In Witness whereof We have hereunto set our hands in piesenee of two witnesses.

' AR'PAD DE GALQCSY.

LADISLAS DE BANG. #JOHN ERENY. Witnesses:

JAC UES Keenan, Lows, YAUDORY. 

